Sayagues said, "Look, I am sorry to tell you this but that movie won’t happen. Evil Dead 2 is not going to happen, at least not with us involved. We left that project many months ago because we preferred to put our energies on other things. I don’t know if the producers still have intentions of making it. But what I can tell you is that we are not part of that project." The remake wasn't a box office sensation, but it still managed to pull in $97 million worldwide on budget of just $17 million, so a sequel wouldn't be unjustified. Maybe the studio is waiting to see how Army of Darkness 2 plays out before moving forward.

UPDATE: Bloody Disgusting noticed Fede Alvarez on Twitter responding to a fan's lament over Evil Dead 2 being dead by saying, "Don't believe everything you read online." Now the news came from co-writer Rodo Sayagues, so it's not exactly unsubstantiated, but Alvarez says something "got lost in translation" and "Rodo meant we’re not actually making Evil Dead 2 right now because the priority is Sam’s Army of Darkness 2. But the plan of making a sequel to our Evil Dead is very much alive.” So there you go.

The remake didn't really do much for me, I mean yeah, it was grisly and violent, but that only goes so far. I hated the 'gender reversal' when it came to the protagonist of the film, that was one of the things that made the original Evil Dead stand out from the crowd of horror films that were abusing the "final girl" trope.

Chris Groves on Oct 30, 2013

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Fine. Not sad nor happy.

DAVIDPD on Oct 30, 2013

7

Good. The remake was completely unnecessary. And gore alone does not make an effective horror movie.